Latest news and announcements
Universe on Tour - Press release
From August 16 - 20, 2023, the mobile planetarium show "Universe on Tour" will stop at the Park of the Twin Cities in Dortmund. Local research institutes from Dortmund and Bochum present their research
John Bulava explores the interactions of elementary particles
The physicist was newly appointed in August 2023. He wants to use elaborate computer simulations to find out more about certain elementary particles that occur in neutron stars, for example.
Euclid ventures a first look
The new space telescope with strong German participation has delivered the first test images a few weeks after the rocket launch. The Ruhr University is also involved in the mission.
A new kind of quantum bits in semiconductor nanostructures.
Researchers have created a superimposed quantum state in a semiconductor nanostructure that would be suitable as a basis for quantum computing. The trick: two finely tuned...
Universe on Tour - Roadshow makes a stop in Dortmund
From August 16 to 20, 2023, the next highlight of the Year of Science on the topic of "Our Universe" will take place in Dortmund. The BMBF's "Universe on Tour" roadshow will stop for five days in...
"The biggest challenge is people's minds".
Research data management - that sounds primarily technical. But a social component is also crucial, as plasma researcher Achim von Keudell reports.
Enrollment started
Enrollment is now open for all open-admission programs at Ruhr University, such as the bachelor's degree program in physics.
What carpet knotting has to do with astronomy
The universe at your fingertips: Students have implemented their ideas in six projects and are presenting them at the Planetarium Bochum.
Poster Session SOWAS Internship 2023
On Wednesday 12/07/2013, all interested parties are invited to attend this year's poster session on projects from the 2023 SOWAS internships....
Bochum between heaven and earth - All events of the faculty
Since February, the BMBF's Science Year has also been running in Bochum on the topic of "Our Universe" and invites you to many exciting events. Starting on June 27, the campaign "Mars finds...
Rediscovering Our Universe - Students Present Their Projects at the Planetarium
"Pitch Your Science" is the motto under which 20 students of the Ruhr-Universität have developed projects for science communication. On July 15 and 16, the project now invites to the Bochum...
Euclid space telescope successfully launched into space
German research institutes are at the forefront of research into dark matter and dark energy - including the Ruhr-Universität Bochum.
Physics Colloquium on 03.07.2023: "Complex Quantum Phases in Flat-Band van-der-Waals Systems: Making, Controlling and Measuring by Quantum Transport".
On Monday, July 3, 2023, at 12:00 pm c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Thomas Weitz (Georg-August University Göttingen) on the topic...
IceCube particle detector detects neutrinos from the Milky Way
The results open up a new view of our cosmic home.
Young researchers benefit from international exchange
Two plasma physicists explain the many benefits of Franco-German collaboration and how their students grow from the experience.
Physics Colloquium on 6/26/2023: "Building Radio Detectors to Search for Astrophysical Neutrinos."
On Monday, June 26, 2023, at 12:00 pm c.t., the next date of our Physics Colloquium will take place. The speaker is Prof. Dr. Anna Nelles (DESY Zeuthen, Erlangen) on the topic "Building...
Mars finds city
In the Science Year 2023 - Our Universe, the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is sending citizens of all ages on a journey to the limits of human imagination.
Physics in summer: vacation workshops for young people
As part of the Year of Science 2023, the Alfried Krupp School Laboratory of Science at Ruhr-Universität Bochum is offering various workshops for children and young people during the summer...